Indicator.



No. 858.606. l PATENTED JULY 2, 1907. E. L. KELZBB. & W. P. RODGERS.

INDICATOR.

PPLIGATION FILED nn.1,19o7.

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No. 858.606. PATENTED JULY 2', 1907. E. L. KEMER-a5 W. P. RODGERS.

INDICATOR. APPLIOATION FILED MAB.1.1907.

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EARLE L. KELZER, OF GATELLA, DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AND WESLEY P. RODGEBS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

INDICATOR.

- No. 858,606. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 2, 1907.

Appliczlnn tiled March 1,1907. Serial No. 360,121.

T all whom it may concern: l Reference numeral 8 indicates the generator which 5 Be it known that we, EARLE L. Knnznia and Wnsinv supplies the lamp circuits and 9 a battery or generator l. .l-tonoiiiis, citizens ol the United States oi America, which supplies the push button circuits lor closing the and residents, respectively, oi Catella, Alaska, and ol lamp circuits.

the city oi Seattle, in the county ol' King and State oi Each lamp 7 is in an independent circuit as clearly Washington, have invented certain new and usel'ul lin- ShOWll in Fig. S in. which A and B indicates the lead G0 provenients in Indicators, of which the following is a wires and, e, l), the branch wires ol one circuit, af, I/ specification. the branch wires el the second circuit and u, and b i Our invention relates to improvements in indicators the branch wires oi the third circuit. Each lamp cir- 10 for elevators and has ier its primary object the procuit is provided with a circuit closer, as l0, i'ulcrunied vision of an improvement oi this nature through the by a pin ll in the indicator casing (see Fig. G) and liav- G5 medium oi' which the passengers of an elevator cai' can ing its upper portion extended so as to lie opposite an make known to the operator or conductor the floors to electro magnet l2 and i'orm the armature thereof. which they desire to be conveyed, without calling out The electro-magnets areeacli in independent circuits l 5 the number oi each tlooi as now practiced. provided with push buttons ll.

l'urther object is to provide an improvement ol the Push buttons l-fl are arranged in the car where they 7 0 type indicated which will be comparatively simple in can be readily reached and operated by entering pasconstructioii, embracing but few parts which are not seiigers. Thus assuming that a passenger ,presses one liable to readily get out oi order, and very elticieiit in oi' the buttons lll, this will close the circuit in which it operation. is included, thereby energizing its electro-magnet l2 Referring now to the accompanying drawings in and causing the latter to attract its armature whereby 7 5 which like numerals of reference indicate like parts the lamp circuit with whose closer said arma-ture is asthioughout the several views: Figure l is a sectional sociated will be closed and the lamp lighted. view showing' an elevator sha-it and a ear therein. Fig. rhe lamp circuit opening devices are identical and 2 is a sectiontakeii on line 2 oi Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a iraga description oi one will thereiore suilice, this comprises inentary perspective view of a portion oi the car, showa push rod l5 slidably supported iii the indicator casing 8() ing more particularly the interior thereof. Fig. l is a and lia-ving one end portion projecting thereiioin and l iragincntary view in perspective taken irom the exteprovided with a cam lo. The main end portion ol this rior el the car and illustrating the arrangement oi the push rod is positioned so as to strike the adjacent armacani pieces of the indicator. Fig. 5 is a view in iront ture and force it to the position shown in Fig. (5, when elevation oi the indicator, a portion oi the iront wall said push rod is iorced inwardly by reason oi its cam 85 thereof being broken away. Fig. Gis an end viewot` the striking on abutment or strike lug 17, tixcd to the wall indicator one ot' the walls thereoi1 being remoyed and oi the elevatorshait. Spring 15/ returns push rod l5 the iront wall shown in section. Fig. 7 is a sectional toits normal position alter each operation thereol'.

view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. G. Fig. 8 is a diagram- Abutinents or strike lugs 17 are fixed to the wall oi inatical view of the wiring employed, and Fig. 9 is a the elevator shalt opposite each floor, the same being 90 detail view on enlarged scale showing a slightly niodiarranged out oi vertical alinenient so that there will be iied construction or strike lug or abutment. but one lying in the path oi' a respective cam 1G.

Reference numeral l indicates the elevator sha-it, 2 ln Fig. 9, the strike lug or abutment 17/ shown is ll() the Car therein, and 3, 3 and 3, th@ SGCODCl, third Zuid supported on a rod 1S, which can be secured to the wall Ollltll SlLOllCS Of the bulldlllg. The llldlCLlOl' SllOWll, O th@ (glevatoy Shaft in any desired B13111191', for Vertical 9 indicated by numeral 4, being designed i'oi a lour story adjustment.

building but, as S ObVOUS, th@ Ilullbl O OOIS S BOE While we have herein disclosed push buttons lll, important to the invention. any other form oi' circuit make and break means can be 4.5 The indicator 4 iS preferably aiiangod at Suitable employed as i'ound desirable without departing ironi point in the elevator where it can be readily seen by the the spirit oi our invention. 10() operator and comprises a suitable casing having its iront Having thus described 0minvomon, what we Claim wall provided with glass panels 5 which are numbered as new and desir@ t@ Segur@ by Lotta-S Patent @I the as shown in Fig. 5 to indicate the various iioors. United States oi America, is;n

5() Reference numeral G indicates partitions which GX- l. The combination with an elevator shaft and l'lie cai.'

, i\l 'ii :i sien; lnin 'n sail ar i ci 'cuit in which said tend rearwardly from between the glass panels 5 and U um. a I v 1 .1 l 105 lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit SMV() to prevent the hght Hom a lamp Shlmlfg :ind arranged on said cai', and means operated by and lllllOugll any 111010 lllllll that $12155 P31161 (ll-TGCY 111 during movement el' said czir for operating said circuit lOIit thereof. closer to open said circuit.

2. lhe combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a signal lamp in said car, a circuit in which said lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit and being arranged on the car, an abutment on the Wall of said elevator shaft and means operated by said abutment for opening said circuit.

3. The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a signal lamp in said car, a circuit in which said lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit, electro-magnetic means for operating said circuit closer to close said circuit, an abutment on the Wall of the elevator shaft, and means operated by said abutment for opening said circuit.

-.l. The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a signal lamp in said car, a circuit in which said lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit, an electro-magnet or operating said circuit closer to close said circuit, a circuit in which said electronnagnet is included, a circuit closer for said last named circuit arranged on said car, and means operated during movement of said car for operating said first circuit closer to open said iirst circuit.

The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a signal lamp in said Car, a circuit in which said lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit and arranged on said car, means for effecting the operation ot' said circuit closer to close said circuit, and means operated by and during movement of said car for operating said circuit closer to open said circuit.

G. The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, of a plurality of electric circuits each having a signal lamp included therein arranged on said car, a cir cuit closer included in each of said circuits, abutment means on the wall of said elevator shaft, and means operated by said abutment means for operating said circuit closer to open said circuit closer.

7. The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a signal lamp, a circuit in which said lamp is included, a circuit closer included in said circuit, an electrdmagnet, said circuit closer being pivoted intermediate its ends and having one end portion arranged adjacent said electro-magnet and adapted to be attracted thereby, a circuit in which said electro-magnet is included, a push button on the car for closing said last named circuit, and means for operating said circuit closer ior opening said iii-st named circuit.

S. The combination with an elevator shaft and the car therein, a plurality o1 signal lamps, a plurality oi electric circuits each having one of said lamps included therein, a circuit closer in each of said circuits, electro-magnets having armatures carried by said circuit close abutments on the wall of said elevator shaft, means operated by said abutments i'or moving the armatures away from said electro-magnets, a plurality oil' circuits on said car each having one of said electro-magnets included therein, and a circuit closer in cac'n o1 said last named circuits arranged to be operated by a person on said car, l'or the purpose speciiied.

Signed at Catella, Alaska this 28th day ol January 1907.

Signed at Seattle, Washington ruary 1907.

this 15th day of Feb- \VSLIGY l. ltODl lEILS.

Witnesses 1 S'rnrnnx A. Bnooxs, Anm'ri Ana nis. 

